A rape charity has slammed the family of Ched Evans for “denigrating” his victim by publishing CCTV footage from the night she was attacked.

The former Wales striker’s family and friends run the chedevans.com website which gives updates on the bid to clear his name.

Earlier this week, the site republished footage of the victim – then aged 19 – being brought back to the Premier Inn hotel in Rhuddlan where she was later raped by Evans, who was released from prison today.

The post invites viewers to “judge for themselves” if the victim was too drunk to remember or consent to sex. It suggests the fact the she is able to walk in high-heeled shoes as evidence she was not “incapably drunk”.

Victims of sexual offences are guaranteed lifelong anonymity by law, and the video footage posted obscures the victim’s face.

The charity Rape Crisis has criticised the Ched Evans website for showing footage of his rape victim being brought back to the Premier Inn hotel in Rhuddlan

Katie Russell, from the charity Rape Crisis, condemned the pro-Ched Evans campaign for its actions and accused supporters of “victim blaming”.

She said: “This kind of behaviour is potentially really damaging for survivors and for justice.

“It’s incredibly disingenuous of the Ched Evans campaign to be pretending they’ve never sought to denigrate or fault the victim. They’re trying to shame her.”

The Daily Post understands the Ched Evans camp did not have permission from either the Crown Prosecution Service nor North Wales Police to publish the CCTV footage from 2011. A spokesperson from North Wales Police said: “There’s no way we would ever release CCTV footage of a rape victim.”

A spokesperson for Premier Inn hotels, which owns the copyright to the footage, confirmed the company has not given permission for it to be published either.

Ms Russell said putting the spotlight on evidence from the case in this manner could discourage victims from contacting police in the future. “It’s just falling into the trap of victim blaming and reinforces myths that are sadly still quite common in society,” she said. “The idea that a woman who drinks to excess or has promiscuous sex somehow deserves to be a victim of sexual violence or brought it on themselves.

“Misogynistic attitudes towards women are only being reinforced and encouraged.”

The Ched Evans campaign has been asked to comment.

Evans, 25, from Rhyl, was freed from prison today morning after serving half a five-year sentence for rape. He had been locked up in HMP Wymott near Preston since 2012.

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His mother confirmed her son has left prison and said she is “glad to have him home”. Helen Roberts tweeted a message yesterday thanking supporters helping keep her family “strong”.

A silver 4x4 was seen pulling up outside the prison just before 5am yesterday and a man was seen getting into the back of the car.

The former Sheffield United and Wales striker’s girlfriend, Natasha Massey, and family published a statement on their campaign website which said he would “continue the fight to clear his name”.